Bracelet



Aug. 14, 1928. v l 1,680,706

l C. R. TOST BRACELET Filed June 9, 192'? I @a1/Z074' Waag R. 15S-l Patented Aug. `14, 1928. y y Y A UNITED STATES PATENT" o1=1=1`c151y CHARLES R. TOST, OF CZEN'TElEtDALE,V RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE HADLEY COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION F RHODE ISLAND'.

BRACELET.

. Application led June 9, 1927. Serial No. 197,657.

rlhis invention relates to bracelets which for receiving the tongue Vtelescopically are used either as ornaments merely or as from the side. The other side of the link 50 holders for wrist watches or other articlesV is preferably closed as shown at 12 in Fig. and has for its object the facile application 6 to constitute a stop for the tongue or con- 5 and removal of the bracelet as well as se- Hector v5. The end of the link 3V is provided curity, durability, and attractive appearwith a slot 13 to receive the neck 6 of the ance. The invention is particularly appliconnector 5. 55 cable to bracelets of the link type, either ex- For the purpose of holding lthe connector tensible or non-extensible. 5 inthe opening 11 a cover 14 is pivoted on Referring to the accompanying drawings: the pin 9 with a side flange 15 which closes Fig. 1 is a plan view; the open end of the opening 11 as shown in Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Figs. 1. 2 and 1. For the purpose of hold- 50 Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation with ing the cover Mein closed position it may the cover open; ybe provided with an indentation 1G which Fig. Il is an enlar ed viewV similar to Fig. snaps into a groove 17 in the link 3 when the` 1 showing parts bro en away; cover is closed. A spring 18 may also be Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5of Fig. provided in the link 3 frictionally to engage 65 2; and y the connector 5 at 19 so that the connector Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the will not accidentally drop out of the openlinks. ing when the cover 14 is raised preparatory In the drawings the invention is illusto opening the bracelet. tratcd as applied to a bracelet having exten- From the foregoing it will be evident that 70 sible links comprising inner and outer parts the bracelet may be opened by merely rais- 1 and 2 telescopingtogether endwise of the ing the cover 14 and sliding the connector bracelet with an interior spring normally to (downwardly in F igql) out of the opening hold the parts together as shown at the left- 11, the spring 18 preventing the connector hand side o'f Figs. 1 and 2. Inasmuch as this from slipping out accidentally while the 75 type of link is very common, itis not illuscover 14 is being raised. By this invention trated in detail. It will, of course, be underthe connector 5 may comprise the usual roll stood that the inventionis equally applicable ordinarily provided to receive a pivot pin to bracelets in which the links are non-ex- (such as 9) to join adjacent links. tensible. i I claim: S0 As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the male and 1. A bracelet comprising male and female female links 3 and 4 are interconnected by links having tongue and groove parts telea tongue and groove connection extending scoping together along a line extending transversely of the bracelet. The tongue 5 crosswise of the bracelet, and a spring pressis in the form of a roll or bead joined to the ing said parts against each other transversee5 inner part of the link 4 by a neck 6 of re- 1y of said line for frictionally maintaining duced dimension normal to the bracelet. The the links in interengagement. 40 link 3 is formedof pressed metal in a box- 2. A bracelet comprising a linkhaving a like shape with the longitudinal edges meetconnector extending across ,one end with a ing at 7 (Figs. 4 and 6). At one end the neck of reduced dimension normal to the 9o link 3 has perforated ears to receive pin 9 bracelet, a link having an opening extending for pivoting the link to the next adjacent across one end andthrough one side to relink 10. yAt the other end the link 3 is proceive said connector telescopically from the vided with an 'opening 11 extending across side and a slot of reduced dimensionin the ythe link and through one side (the upper end of the latter link to receive said neck. side in Fig. 6) of the link to form a groove and a spring pressing the telescoping parts spring extending along one side of the link, thence along the end and thence along the other side, with its end bent into approximate parallelism with the telescopic path of the connector.

Rhode Signed by me at Providence, Island, this 7 th day of June, 1927.

n CHARLES R. TOST. 

